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Farms, Foraging & Farmers Markets

| Posted in General News, Farming

Stacey Cramp has published photos from her visit to Fishbowl Farm and a wild food foraging field trip with Tom Seymour.

Shopping at the farmers’ market is all well and good, but you will appreciate the produce even more if you witness the planning and hard work that goes into each pea you pop into your mouth. If you get the chance, visit one of your farmers on his/her turf and see exactly what goes into growing and cultivating those gorgeous veggies you are eating. I’m guessing they’d be happy to have you take a look around. We’re very grateful to Chris for generously spending his time educating us about a small piece of organic farming.

The Munjoy Hill News has published a brief report on the new Monday Farmers Market.

Veggies, frozen meats, flowers, cupcakes and much more can now be bought at the new Monday Farmers’ Market on Monument Square – pretty much anything you can purchase at the Wednesday Farmers’ Market you can now buy on Monday if you can’t wait until Wednesday.

This Week's Events

| Posted in Events

Monday — the new Monday Farmers Market is taking place in Monument Square.
Tuesday — the next installment of the Food & Drink Trivia Competition is taking place at Grace.
Wednesday — the midweek Farmers Market is taking place in Monument Square; author Allison Hooper will be at the Public Market House for a cheese tasting and to sign copies of her book In a Cheesemaker’s Kitchen; Dr. John Herzog is giving a mid-day talk on The Power of Food; Old Port Wine Merchants is holding a Malbec wine tasting.
Thursday — Jen Levin, Sustainable Seafood Program Manager at GMRI, will give a lecture titled Creating Market Pull in the Gulf of Maine Region; Professor Shawn Michelle Smith will give a lecture on the historical Maine farm photographs of Chansonetta Stanley Emmons; Bard Coffee is hosting their monthly latte art competition; Browne Trading is holding a wine tasting; Black Cherry Provisions is holding a beer tasting; and staff from Redhook Ales will be at The Great Lost Bear for a brewery showcase.
Saturday — the weekend Farmers Market is taking place in Deering Oaks Park.
For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
If you are holding a food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.

This Week’s Events

| Posted in Events

Monday — the new Monday Farmers Market is taking place in Monument Square.

Tuesday — the next installment of the Food & Drink Trivia Competition is taking place at Grace.

Wednesday — the midweek Farmers Market is taking place in Monument Square; author Allison Hooper will be at the Public Market House for a cheese tasting and to sign copies of her book In a Cheesemaker’s Kitchen; Dr. John Herzog is giving a mid-day talk on The Power of Food; Old Port Wine Merchants is holding a Malbec wine tasting.

Thursday — Jen Levin, Sustainable Seafood Program Manager at GMRI, will give a lecture titled Creating Market Pull in the Gulf of Maine Region; Professor Shawn Michelle Smith will give a lecture on the historical Maine farm photographs of Chansonetta Stanley Emmons; Bard Coffee is hosting their monthly latte art competition; Browne Trading is holding a wine tasting; Black Cherry Provisions is holding a beer tasting; and staff from Redhook Ales will be at The Great Lost Bear for a brewery showcase.

Saturday — the weekend Farmers Market is taking place in Deering Oaks Park.

For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

If you are holding a food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.

Sparrow Arc @ Bar Lola

| Posted in Farming

Sparrow Arc Farm and Bar Lola are teaming up to bring a CSA to Portland. Chef Hernandez from Bar Lola and Matthew Linehan from Sparrow Arc announced the CSA tonight when the pair spoke at the Food+Farm showing of the movie Ingredients. The film showcased the partnership between farmers and restaurants, and Bar Lola and Sparrow Arc have worked together for several year.
Now they’re taking that relationship one step further with Bar Lola serving as the in-town pick-up point for the CSA. The CSA will operate weekly starting July 8 and through to Thanksgiving. For more information about CSA shares email Sparrow Arc Farm at sparrowarcfarm@gmail.com or call (207)-948-6105.
For additional reporting see the June 1 article in the Portland Daily Sun.

Review of Pat's Pizza

| Posted in Reviews

The Press Herald has published a review of the new Pat’s Pizza on Market Street.

The chicken parm followed about 10 minutes later. It consisted of a tangy marinara sauce, a sliced chicken breast splayed over a warm toasted bun with Parmesan cheese melted on top. I enjoyed it very much. The chicken was moist and thin, making it easy to eat. The cheese was gooey and stringy. The bun was doughy and warm.